//
// AbstractPrepare.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.3/Data/include/Poco/Data/AbstractPrepare.h#2 $
//
// Library: Data
// Package: DataCore
// Module:  AbstractPrepare
//
// Definition of the AbstractPrepare class.
//
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#ifndef Data_AbstractPrepare_INCLUDED
#define Data_AbstractPrepare_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Data/Data.h"
#include <cstddef>


namespace Poco {
namespace Data {


class AbstractPreparation;


class Data_API AbstractPrepare
	/// Interface for calling the appropriate AbstractPreparation method
{
public:
	AbstractPrepare(AbstractPreparation* pPrepare);
		/// Creates the AbstractPrepare.

	virtual ~AbstractPrepare();
		/// Destroys the AbstractPrepare.

	virtual void prepare() = 0;
		/// Prepares data.

	AbstractPreparation* preparation();
		/// Returns the preparation object

protected:
	AbstractPreparation* _pPrepare;
};


//
// inlines
//
inline AbstractPreparation* AbstractPrepare::preparation()
{
	return _pPrepare;
}


} } // namespace Poco::Data


#endif // Data_AbstractPrepare_INCLUDED
